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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Press in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Press. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Press listed first.

  • Lost Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Creek is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Quicksand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Quicksand is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Rousseau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rousseau is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jackson is also located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
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  • Ned
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ned is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Taulbee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Taulbee is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Elkatawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elkatawa is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Rock Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock Lick is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Stacy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stacy is located in Perry County
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  • Frozen Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frozen Creek is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Shoulderblade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shoulderblade is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Chenowee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chenowee is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Paxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Paxton is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Chavies
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chavies is located in Perry County
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  • Copebranch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Copebranch is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Crockettsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockettsville is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Lee City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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  • Jetts Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jetts Creek is also located in Breathitt County
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  • Gillmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
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  • Dwarf
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dwarf is located in Perry County
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  • Hendricks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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  • Hager
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hager is located in Magoffin County
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  • Gays Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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  • Swampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swampton is located in Magoffin County
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  • Athol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Athol is located in Lee County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Press, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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